Beverage degassing assembly and method of degassing a beverage

A beverage degassing assembly comprising:

• a first assembly portion comprising a chamber and an opening to the chamber, wherein the chamber is configured to receive a receptacle for holding a beverage;
• a second assembly portion comprising a pump assembly, wherein the second assembly portion is configured to be mountable to the first assembly in a first position;
• and
• wherein, in the first position, the opening is selectively closed by the second assembly portion and the pump assembly is fluidly connected to the chamber to operably extract air from the chamber.

A method of degassing a beverage, the method comprising:

• loading a receptacle containing a beverage into a chamber of a first assembly portion, wherein the receptacle is loaded through an opening of the chamber;
• mounting a second assembly portion to the first assembly to close the opening;
• fluidly connecting a pump assembly to the chamber;
• and
• using the pump assembly to extract air from the chamber to provide a predetermined vacuum pressure in the chamber.